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…The shop is full of a mixture of high quality and bargain items and you never know what you may find! We have had such a wide range of donations over the years, from clothes to clarinets! Not all items received were meant to end up at the shop though. One husband donated his wife’s uncle’s crystal decanters from Scotland – luckily, they were found before being sold, saving both them and the marri...

With four diverse museums within walking distance of each other, Thames quashes both these myths. Ancient civilisations established museums to display and learn from antique objects and works… www.coromind.nz

Whatever you do, don’t call me an artist! It has become such a wishy-washy term used to explain a huge variety of creative activities. For better or for worse, I am a sculptor/painter and on a very good day (i.e. once in a blue moon) you might call me a good painter or sculptor www.coromind.nz

Coromind Editorial - Issue 9, 2023 www.coromind.nz

Coromind Magazine - Issue 9, 2023.  Full Audio Version www.coromind.nz

In the heart of the Coromandel, where nature's beauty meets human creativity, a media support company is making big waves. ALTBAYS.NZ, a dynamic team of audiovisual professionals with over a decade of experience, is helping businesses and individuals enhance their online presence and fostering a vibrant creative community in the region. www.coromind.nz

Caitlin Moloney is an Australian-born clay artist from Coromandel Town, who’s running a fullyfledged business for her art. She has been running her business for many years, but over the Covid-19 lockdowns, she and her husband decided to expand their business skills through Creative Waikato’s Elevate program… www.coromind.nz

Coromind Editorial - Issue 8, 2023 www.coromind.nz

Coromind Magazine Issue 8 Full Audio Version www.coromind.nz

In a world plagued by screens, it’s so important that we make time to connect with nature and appreciate our epic surroundings. Scenic tracks not only provide heaps of inspiration for my work as a landscape painter, but they also have so many benefits for my physical and mental health. If you’re visiting Coromandel with friends and whānau or you’re a local looking for a change of scene, it’s worth...

I’m Kyla Wilson, a 17 year old girl from the Thames-Coromandel Coast. My interests are the outdoors and participating in different sports. My passion, however, lies with netball. Since I turned eight, I have been playing netball every year. My love for the game comes from many things: finding some of my best friends, staying fit, and the thrill of competition. During the last two seasons of high s...

Teens need resilience, confidence and a whole lot more. On a basic level, at Evakona Education, Japanese teens learn language skills for high school, including Maths. But more than that, the 42-week high school preparation programme includes life skills, focusing on the whole person: www.coromind.nz

Born and Raised is our inspirational feature, highlighting homegrown Coromandel Peninsula folks doing wonderful things out in the world. In this edition: Blake Byles www.coromind.nz

Architectural design on the coast, at its core, should be guided by considered spatial design as well as the form our buildings take within their natural environment, and our architectural heritage. www.coromind.nz

Centuries ago, Māori settled Tīkapa Moana|the Firth of Thames, revelling in the abundance of kaimoana, freshwater eels and birdlife. Kauaeranga, near the river-mouth, was a significant settlement. Upriver in Parawai, the street name Herewaka means ‘safe anchorage’. Pā and kāinga shaped the coastline from Tararu to Kōpū and up the Waihou River to pā like Oruarangi, and the rich soil was cultivated....

Settling on the Coromandel Peninsula over 30 years ago, I’ve found much to spark creative inspiration in our beautiful environment. The land and seascapes, beaches, bush-clad hills, ever-changing light and striking coastline often feature in my work. Dinghies, caravans and old baches under ancient pōhutukawa have become central characters in many of my paintings, evoking a warm sense of nostalgia...

In the late 1800s, hotels were establishments that provided accommodation and food for weary travellers to break up their long journeys. In 1894, there were 1,719 hotels, or one for every 420 people in the country. Aotearoa’s hotels have ranged from tiny little shacks to grand buildings, but one thing has always been common… www.coromind.nz

I’ve been working with athletes for more than 16 years and visualisation is one of the most common and most important techniques used in Sport Psychology. It means that you envisage a new sequence of movement, a race course or any sort of goal with all the details and with all your senses, mentally before you do it physically. This technique is so successful, because your subconscious mind cannot...

In this digital era, having a solid online presence is not just a luxury; it's an absolute necessity. You can break boundaries and reach new heights by harnessing the power of social media and online engagement. The Altbays Media Support company is setting an inspiring example for… www.coromind.nz

If you walk along any beach now and think back to what those areas looked like in late February,  the difference is amazing. Huge amounts of sand that were dragged away by the cyclone have been redeposited back on the beach. In some places we have helped Mother Nature, in other places the repair is… www.coromind.nz

The instant access to information has turned us into constant stimulus-seeking creatures. We want to scroll and swipe and click and tik and tok and post and tweet and vlog and blog and more. Still, everything seems so painfully boring all the time, right? Nowadays, everyone is… www.coromind.nz

I dropped out of university after six weeks and I don't regret it. That choice I made caused me to lose my scholarship and my first-year fees free status. During my last two years of school, nothing filled me with more dread than what I was going to do after I finished. For as long as I can remember… www.coromind.nz

What a soggy year it's been! By July, some parts of New Zealand had already gotten more rain than they usually do in an entire year. In the Coromandel, we hit that milestone back in May! Our poor gardens have taken a real beating from this never-ending rainy season. But fear not… www.coromind.nz

Celebrating success can be a challenge, especially when there’s still a lot to do, or when things overall just don’t seem like they’re going your way. But celebrating even small successes is important; it will make a difference to how you feel, and quite possibly how others around you feel.  www.coromind.nz

Many of you will have stories of creatures you have encountered in the ocean. Here are a few of mine. My oldest memory of a significant shark encounter was at the Bay of Islands 60 odd years ago. My mum and I were swimming 50 metres off the beach. I was getting cold so… www.coromind.nz